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And the sons of these three brothers are all academic masters, and they will definitely be a super academic family in the future. After everyone agreed, they put aside their differences for the time being and brought their respective students to start sorting out the previous academic achievements.Graduate spiritual tutors like Lu Liuliang are so busy that they do all the hard work.

Half a month later, the academic achievements of the past two years of the Cangjie Museum were all placed in front of Qian Qianyi, the director of the Imperial Academy.

Of course Qian Qianyi knew about the existence of oracle bone inscriptions, but he was too busy. "History of the Ming Dynasty" was being compiled intensely, and "The Complete Book of the Beginning of the People" would be compiled next. How could he care about a pile of broken bones at this moment? However, Qian Qianyi was beyond shocked.

It turns out that writing was not created by Cangjie, but the result of continuous evolution over the past dynasties.It turns out that the correctness of some contents of "Shuowen Jiezi" is actually open to question.

Even through the study of oracle bone inscriptions, I also understood a small amount of Yin Shang history, such as a certain year and a certain month, and sacrifices, and a large number of living sacrifices were used. Knowing where to start the debate, Qian Qianyi wrote a letter of congratulations to the emperor.In the article, he flattered the emperor of the mad sun, showing that only the sage king benevolent king, the ancient characters will come out of the ground, so as to complete the context of Chinese history, this is a feat of enlightenment that has never been seen in all dynasties.

When Zhao Han received Qian Qianyi’s congratulatory letter, he couldn’t help laughing and crying. Then, at the court meeting, scholars from the Cangjie Pavilion told the results in person. Facing all the officials, Guo Zongchang talked eloquently: “The inscriptions on oracle bones are different from contemporary writing, and also different from modern writing. Inscriptions on gold and stone. However, oracle bone inscriptions, small seal script on gold and stone, official script, and regular script are all inherited in one continuous line. Now there are bones on it, compared with the tools discovered earlier, it is engraved as a scholar or as the Three Emperors and Five Emperors?

The officials were astonished, and Guo Zongchang sighed and said, "It's a pity that the oracle bone inscriptions of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors contain too little content, and it is difficult to make great discoveries.

On the contrary, the officials breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that there would be some kind of moth in the warehouse.

Guo Zongchang said:

"However, all the gentlemen in the Cang'e Museum have worked together to sum up the method of identifying oracle bone inscriptions.

The method of probing, the method of textual research in three days and the method of dismantling in four days.

More oracle bone inscriptions will be recognized in the future!Today's research results are many, and due to space limitations, it is inconvenient to publish them all in the "Hanlin Academic Journal"

Please allow your Majesty to make a separate book with pictures and texts, print it in papers, and distribute it in the world.Unidentified oracle bone inscriptions can also be expanded and printed in books, and people of insight from all over the world are invited to study together.

, " Zhao Han nodded

"Let the Sili Supervision and Economics Factory be in charge of publishing and printing.

Chapter 666 [Scholar Candidates]

In the ninth year of the beginning of the Republic of China, it was 4347 in the Chinese calendar and 1650 in the Western calendar.

Spring is cold.

Hebei scholars Li Jixiu and Zhang Zhaoyong came to Nanjing just after the Lantern Festival, waiting for the first examination in early February.

They were relatively late, and some scholars chose to celebrate the New Year in Nanjing directly for fear of missing the time.

The lantern festival will last for ten days, and Li and Zhang still have the opportunity to watch the lanterns. .

Although many lanterns have been withdrawn, the rest still excite them.

Zhang Zhaoyong said with tears: "When I was young, I used to watch lanterns with my father and brother in Beijing, and I still remember the magnificent scene. Now that the north is withered,

The prosperity is long gone, and when we see the Lantern Festival again at this time, it is true that everything is human and everything is not. "

"Oh, don't talk about this again." Li Jixiu also thought of the old days.

Li Jixiu's family is considered a big landlord, with more than 3000 mu of land.Not to mention the crowds of servants, at least they were huddled together, but now there is nothing.The tens of acres of land in the family was allocated by the local government when they fled and returned to their hometown, and they had to cultivate it by themselves for basic food.

Zhang Zhaoyong squeezed out a smile: "However, Tianjin is still recovering quickly. The population inside and outside the city has increased day by day in the past few years, thanks to His Majesty's organization of immigration."

"Who says it's not?" Li Jixiu said, "Pingle Town, where brother Yu lives, had a population of less than a thousand at the beginning, but last year there were two to three thousand people. Some came from the mountains, and the rest were immigrants from the south. We're married, a girl from the south. Although it's just an ordinary farmer, I've been to elementary school for three years, and I'm sure I'll be able to educate my children well in the future."

While they were talking, a group of young people came, shoulder to shoulder, singing while drunk.

Zhang Zhaoyong said: "Brother, look at the jade pendants on their waists, they are all students of Jinling University."

"These young people had a good time and a good future." Li Jixiu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The jade pendant on the waist of a bachelor is similar to the role of the school badge.

Moreover, it is not any serious and beautiful jade, but all medicine jade, that is, stained glass.In the early Ming Dynasty, it was very valuable, and it was found on officials' court clothes. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, it was not very valuable, and officials secretly replaced it with real jade.

Even less valuable now, basically a by-product of making clear glass.

Zhang Zhaoyong said: "This Jinling University is similar to the Guozijian in the former Ming Dynasty. I heard that the students are very strict in normal times. These students go through the market drunk, and they probably have not started classes after the next year. They go back to school early to play around. Alas, all southern provinces If there is a university, when will I be able to have it in Hebei?"

Li Jixiu said with a smile: "At least there must be a middle school, otherwise how will the universities in Hebei enroll students? I guess it is because of this that His Majesty reopened the imperial examination to give northern scholars a way and prevent southerners from monopolizing the imperial court."

"That's how it is, Your Majesty is wise." Zhang Zhaoyong also laughed.

The next day, the two went to the bookstore together.

But I saw a group of college students who hadn't started classes yet, and many scholars rushing to take the exam, arguing fiercely around the bookshelf.

Just arrived a new book, the name is "Oracle Bone Research and Debate".

Maybe it was too uncommon, fearing that the sales would not be good, and the number of publications was not large. This bookstore only purchased three copies.

There are scholars who stare at new books for a long time, and they will open them even if they are out of date, and then cause a sensation.

The preface of this book is written by the emperor himself, and there are roughly three points of content: first, the origin of oracle bones is revealed by farmers in Henan, and local officials presented them to the emperor; , if it causes controversy, all sectors of society should not blindly criticize it; third, the formation of Chinese characters may not be the work of one person, and Cangjie may be a specific official position in ancient times.

The first ten or so pages are all oracle bone rubbings, which were printed by craftsmen engraving.Although not every piece of these selected oracle bones could be fully recognized, at least [-]% of the characters were recognized.

Next, it is the oracle bone inscription identification method summarized by Cangjie Museum, and then it is accompanied by specific examples of oracle bone inscriptions, and the corresponding Zhong Dingwen,

Small and large seal script, official script and regular script.From ancient times to the present, the development of a character is clearly placed in front of readers.

"Haha, look at the word 'elephant'. The oracle bone inscription is really an elephant, even the trunk and tail are clearly drawn."

"Have you ever seen an elephant?"

"Why haven't I seen it? I have it in my hometown. I'm from Yunnan!"

"Elephants really have such long trunks?"

"The nose is very long. If you have seen an elephant with your own eyes, you will know that it is exactly the same as this oracle bone inscription. After studying it in the Cangjie Museum, everything is clear. Today's 'elephant', the top two strokes are the nose of an elephant. Derived. The horizontal character "日" in the middle is actually the head of an elephant. The long hook below is the body and the last leg of the elephant. The three strokes on the left are the first three legs of the elephant. The strokes on the right,

It's an elephant's tail. "

"It's true, it's very clear, that's how the character 'xiang' came from."

"Come on, let me take a look, don't block me!"

"...

Seeing that there were more and more people piling up, the shopkeeper of the bookstore couldn't help but said, "Can you buy it? It's delaying my business."

"Buy, how much?" A scholar who was not short of money asked.

The shopkeeper of the bookstore said: "30 yuan!"

30 taels of silver for a book is definitely considered expensive. Ordinary books only sell for a few hundred taels, or even dozens of taels.

But this "Oracle Bone Research" is a thick tome, and all the pictures have to be engraved and printed, and the pages with rich pictures and texts have to be overprinted.

In addition, the circulation is relatively small, calculating the cost, the price of 30 taels of silver is not deceptive.

After a scholar bought a copy, he immediately took it outside the store to browse, and his friends followed suit, and the bookstore suddenly became much brighter.

"I'll buy one too." Another scholar took out money.

The bookstore only bought three copies, and sold two copies at once, and the shopkeeper was so happy that he stroked his beard.

It's a pity that no one pays for the last book. After all, 30 taels is a huge sum of money, and you can buy more than 2000 catties of rice.

At this time, Li Jixiu and Zhang Zhaoyong had the opportunity to squeeze past and watch the contents of the book together with other poor scholars.

They squatted for most of the day, they were hungry, and reluctantly went out to eat.

Sucking noodles at a roadside stall, Li Jixiu repeatedly sighed: "I used to only know how to study "Shuowen Jiezi" hard, but today I finally suddenly became enlightened. You must know the oracle bones before you can explore writing. The Imperial Academy has done a great job!"

Zhang Zhaoyong said with regret: "It's a pity that the money is too shy. Otherwise, if you buy a copy and take it home, it will be a family heirloom. Even if you fail the ranking, it will be worth the trip."

Zhang Zhaoyong's family is only doing some small business, so he must be richer than Li Jixiu, but he can't easily spend 30 taels.

Li Jixiu said, "Why don't you buy some paper and copy it in the bookstore?"

"I'm afraid the store won't allow it," Zhang Zhaoyong said. "There are so many people with mixed hands, and there is ink. If you don't pay attention, the book will be dirty."

Li Jixiu was a little disappointed, and swore: "When I save money in the future, I will definitely buy a copy of "Oracle Bone Research" and take it home. The descendants of the Li family will all understand the mystery of the evolution of words!"

After another two days, you can draw lots to choose your test seat number with your test admission ticket.

The two went to the Ministry of Rites to report. In addition to drawing seat numbers, the government also issued them a badge: "With this badge, you can go to the library of the Hanlin Academy and Qintian Academy to read books. Remember, the badge with a single number , can only be used on a single day, double-number waist badges can be used on both days, subject to the Datong New Calendar. Books are not allowed to be borrowed, only read in the library. The waist badge is valid for one month until the end of the examination The waist card must be returned, and if it is lost, it must be reported, otherwise you will not be able to become an official in the future, and you will be disqualified if you are admitted to the number one scholar."

There is such a good thing?

Li Jixiu said happily: "In the new dynasty and new atmosphere, Your Majesty still treats scholars well."

"That's right," Zhang Zhaoyong said excitedly, "I heard that many of the books in the Hanlin Academy and Qintian Academy are the royal collections of the previous dynasty. If they were stored in the previous dynasty, you have to be a court official to see them. How can we let those who take the exam Borrow?"

The two of them took their badges and went straight to the Hanlin Academy, only to find that the library here was already overcrowded.

In desperation, they went to Qintianyuan, where there were finally fewer scholars.

Li Jixiu picked up an internal issue of "Qintian Academic Journal". He had already taught himself mathematics and physics, barely reaching the level of middle school graduation.But when he opened this academic journal, it seemed like he was reading from heaven. He didn't know many symbols, and it was the first time he heard of various terms.

Coming to Zhang Zhaoyong's side, Li Jixiu said in a low voice: "Brother, reading this book, Brother Yu feels that he is a fool. What are the scholars of Qintian Academy in the current dynasty studying?"

"Who knows?" Zhang Zhaoyong was flipping through a copy of "Pictures of the Four Seas", reading it with great interest.

The author of "Illustrations of the Four Seas" is Julian Ai, a European missionary, and this book was only published last year.

After reading a chapter, Zhang Zhaoyong said with a smile: "In the Far East, there is a continent named America. The land is all indigenous to foreign countries, and there is also civilization.

There are people from the Mayan country and people from the Incas, just like the ancient Chinese.The strangest thing is that hundreds of Spaniards were able to destroy a country and turn all its citizens into slaves. "

"In this way, all Spain are bandits." Li Jixiu said.

Zhang Zhaoyong continued to look down, and soon exclaimed: "The emperor of India at this time is actually a descendant of the Mongols.""

India is Tianzhu, Tianzhu is India, the transliteration is different.

Li Jixiu said: "Genghis Khan swept the world, and the Mongols were naturally everywhere."

Zhang Zhaoyong said: "The founding monarchs of the Mughal Kingdom in India today and the Yeerqiang Kingdom in the Western Regions are a pair of cousins. They were defeated by the Uzbek Khanate, and the cousin took a thousand remnants of soldiers and went south to establish the Mughals of India. country, my cousin took more than a thousand remnants of soldiers and ran eastward to establish the Yeerqiang Kingdom in the Western Regions.

Li Jixiu was surprised: "Is Tianzhu so weak? Can a thousand remnant soldiers establish a country there?"

Zhang Zhaoyong said with a smile: "If my Datong Heavenly Soldiers go to India, I'm afraid we can establish another country outside the region."

These two traditional scholars read books continuously for more than half a month in the library of Qintianyuan, their eyes were completely opened, and their worldview was almost reshaped.

Chapter 667 [Palace Examination]

This year's test, the number of people is particularly large!

Past graduates of provincial universities are also eligible to participate.This is a special case of the re-opening of the imperial examination. Future university graduates are only allowed to take the examination once—if they fail to pass the Jinshi examination, they will either go to become a ninth-rank official (Nanjing University can be released from the eighth rank), or go to the postgraduate entrance examination , or fend for yourself.

Zhao Han's idea of ​​public examination at the beginning has finally compromised with reality.

Government offices in various places organize their own public examinations, which is bound to cause many problems.This has been proven. Today's low-level civil servant examination is equivalent to the low-level civil servant examination, and many people who go through the back door are found every year. .

That being the case, it is better to continue to use the imperial examination system and be compatible with the public school system.

The selection system for officials at all levels is roughly as follows:

The government organizes primary school graduation examinations. Students who successfully graduate from elementary school can take the civil service examination in the county.

The province organizes a secondary school graduation examination, and those who successfully graduate from high school, and those who are outstanding, can go to university at public expense.Among them, the three best in the province are studying at Jinling University at public expense.The rest of the outstanding ones will go to universities in the province at public expense.Those who cannot afford public funding can go to university at their own expense.

Middle school graduates who have not been able to go to university can take the civil service examination in the province or the government.

County and town officials, because of their political achievements, can even be transferred to minor officials of the eighth or ninth rank.However, with the improvement of the bureaucratic system in the future, the eighth and ninth rank petty officials are likely to be the limit for the promotion of petty officials. Only those with super ability can cross the threshold of the seventh rank magistrate.

If you are a student at public expense, as long as you can get a university diploma and you are willing to be an official, you will have a ninth-rank official position.

University graduates from all provinces, no matter they are public-funded students or self-funded students, have one chance to take part in the general examination.

Even if the public-funded students are not admitted, the local universities can also release the ninth rank, and Jinling University can release the eighth rank.Because even if you are a loser,

They are all one-in-a-million Juren with a higher gold content than the Ming Dynasty.

Let's put it this way, apart from minority students and foreign students, Jinling University enrolls only three public-funded students each year. First-class northern middle school education is popularized, and the number will definitely increase.And there are only 3 publicly funded students in universities in each province (depending on the number of states and counties).

At this time, there were only a few provinces with universities. Including Jinling University, there were less than 300 university graduates each year at public expense.In the Ming Dynasty, the general examination was held every three years, and each session admitted about 300 to 400 people, and at least the seventh-rank officials would be released.

Under Zhao Han’s administration, there were about 90 publicly funded college students in three years, and those who failed to pass the exam were ranked eight or nine, but those who passed the exam were also the highest grade eight, and the number was even smaller than that of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, self-funded university graduates have to take the exam well.If you are not admitted by the examination, you will not be qualified to be an official, and you can only take the public examination for officials at the provincial government level.

North Korean students like Cui Wenxiu are also regarded as self-funded students.

He was born in a wealthy Korean family, but after studying in Nanjing, he never wanted to go back.In order to be able to stay, he studied hard without sleeping and eating, and finally got a university diploma, and he is currently the only foreign student who can graduate.But you have to pass the test to be admitted before you can stay as an official, otherwise you can only be a Beijing drifter in Nanjing.

After verifying her identity, Cui Wenxiu went into the examination room and took off her clothes. Even her underwear was carefully checked to prevent any information related to the exam.

After finally entering the examination room, Cui Wenxiu was nervous and excited.

In this session, there are still two sets of exam questions.